2021–22 EFL Championship


The 2021–22 EFL Championship was the 6th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 30th season under its current league division format.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2020–21 season:

To Championship

Promoted from League One
Relegated from the Premier League

From Championship

Promoted to the Premier League
Relegated to League One

Stadiums

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BournemouthBournemouthDean Court11,364
BarnsleyBarnsleyOakwell23,287
Birmingham CityBirminghamSt Andrew's29,409
Blackburn RoversBlackburnEwood Park31,367
BlackpoolBlackpoolBloomfield Road17,338
Bristol CityBristolAshton Gate Stadium27,000
Cardiff CityCardiffCardiff City Stadium33,280
Coventry CityCoventryCoventry Building Society Arena32,609
Derby CountyDerbyPride Park Stadium33,600
FulhamLondon Craven Cottage19,359
Huddersfield TownHuddersfieldKirklees Stadium24,121
Hull CityKingston upon HullMKM Stadium25,586
Luton TownLutonKenilworth Road10,356
MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium34,742
MillwallLondon The Den20,146
Nottingham ForestWest BridgfordCity Ground30,445
Peterborough UnitedPeterboroughLondon Road Stadium15,314
Preston North EndPrestonDeepdale23,404
Queens Park RangersLondon Loftus Road18,439
ReadingReadingSelect Car Leasing Stadium24,161
Sheffield UnitedSheffieldBramall Lane32,050
Stoke CityStoke-on-Trentbet365 Stadium30,089
Swansea CitySwanseaSwansea.com Stadium21,088
West Bromwich AlbionWest BromwichThe Hawthorns26,850

Personnel and sponsoring

  1. Blackburn Rovers' shirt sponsor was Recoverite Compression until 18 January 2022 when the deal was ended prematurely.
  2. Luton Town's home shirt sponsor was JB Developments until 18 February 2022 when the deal was ended prematurely.

Play-offs

First leg
Second leg
Huddersfield Town won 2–1 on aggregate.
''3–3 on aggregate. Nottingham Forest won 3–2 on penalties.''

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
sortname|John|Swift|dab=footballer, born 1995

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1

Discipline

Player

Most yellow cards: 16

Club

Most yellow cards: 107

Awards

Annual

Championship Team of the Season
Pos.PlayerClubRef.
GK

PFA Championship Team of the Year

Pos.PlayerClub
GK